صبّa lovesick lover تغنىsang وجنحand the wing of الليلnight معتكرmurky
صبّ تغنى وجنح الليل معتكر
فضاءthen shone قبلbefore ضياءthe radiance of الصبحdawn ينتشرspreads
فضاء قبل ضياء الصبح ينتشر
A lovesick lover sang while the wing of night was murky,
The night poured its melodies and folded its wings.
Then it shone before the light of dawn spread.
Space before the dawn's light spreads.
ياO ساكنdweller in البيتthe house / poetic verse منof شعريmy poetry وقلبيand my heart إذsince
يا ساكن البيت من شعري وقلبي إذ
هذاthis one صحيحsound وهذاand this one منهof it منكسرbroken
هذا صحيح وهذا منه منكسر
O dweller in the house of my poetry and my heart, since
O dweller of the house made from my poetry and heart, as
One is sound, while the other is broken in part.
This is true and this from it is broken.
إنif كانwas إفراطُthe excess of حبيmy love فيكfor you أصبحhas become ليfor me
إن كان إفراطُ حبي فيك أصبح لي
ذنباًa sin فأهلاًthen welcome بذنبto a sin ليسis not يغتفرforgiven
ذنباً فأهلاً بذنب ليس يغتفر
If the excess of my love for you has become for me
If my excessive love for you has become for me
A sin, then welcome to a sin that cannot be forgiven.
A sin, then welcome to a sin that cannot be forgiven.
ياO منyou whom أهنيهI congratulate him بالأعيادِon the feasts مقبلةapproaching
يا من أهنيه بالأعيادِ مقبلة
فطراًFast-Breaking ونحراًand Sacrifice وقلبيand my heart فيهin it منفطرsplit asunder
فطراً ونحراً وقلبي فيه منفطر
O you whom I congratulate on the approaching feasts,
O you whom I congratulate on upcoming feasts
Fast-Breaking and Sacrifice—while my heart is split therein.
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha while my heart within is shattered.
وغابand vanished ذهنيَmy wits فيduring الأضحىthe Feast of Sacrifice فهاso here أناI ذاthis one
وغاب ذهنيَ في الأضحى فها أنا ذا
كأننيas though I were التيسُthe billy goat منbecause of شكواهhis anguish منتحرslaying himself
كأنني التيسُ من شكواه منتحر
And my wits vanished at the Feast of Sacrifice—so here I am,
My mind was absent during Eid al-Adha so here I am
As though I were the billy goat, slaying himself out of his anguish.
Like the scapegoat with its complaints committing suicide.
هذاthis وقلبيand my heart كشعريlike my poetry أنتyou ساكنهits dweller
هذا وقلبي كشعري أنت ساكنه
والبيتand the house / poetic verse بيتكyour house / poetic verse والمعروفand kindness ينتظرis awaited
والبيت بيتك والمعروف ينتظر
So it is—and my heart, like my poetry, is where you dwell.
This while my heart is your dweller like my poetry
And the house is yours, and kindness is awaited.
The house is your house and kindness awaits.
يبكيweeps اشتياقاًin longing إليكمfor you صائغٌa jeweler مدَحاًpraise
يبكي اشتياقاً إليكم صائغٌ مدَحاً
فالدّرّso the pearls منتظمٌstrung منهfrom him ومنتثرand scattered
فالدّرّ منتظمٌ منه ومنتثر
A jeweler of praise weeps with longing for you,
Longing for you, a lyricist composes praise
So the pearls from him are strung and scattered.
Scattered pearls, strung and strewn.
Sol 6.1